Counting with The Whendays
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# Counting with The Whendays
Looking for something shiney and new? Here you go: **The Whendays**
consider themselves a pop band and right they are. Having released their
first [dreamy affair][1]{: target="_blank"} in November 2011, they had
us floating in a sun-flecked trance. To properly introduce you to The
Whendays we caught up with Berghain-approved Serge, who just recently
moved to Stockholm to continue working with his band-mate Simon, and
asked him for his personal countdown. There's an album in the making,
too. To be [released][2]{: target="_blank"} in the summer -- just
perfect.
**1 memorable line in a film or song: **
The Wackness (2008)
Stephanie: Know what your problem is, Shapiro? It's that you just have
this really shitty way of looking at things, ya know? I don't have that
problem. I just look at the dopeness. But you, it's like you just look
at the wackness, ya know?
**2 decisions I regret:**
I regret...
eating currywurst at Curry 36.
not being goth.
**3 people that should collaborate:**
I would love to see Bradford Cox, Kassem Mosse, and Sade collab.
**4 things I haven't done yet:**
i haven't....
learned Swedish
India
dropped acid
gotten a tattoo
**5 things I used to believe:**
... that Simon Riethner (singer of The Whendays) was adopted by Zlatan
Ibrahimovic.
... that the Golden shower room in Berghain existed.
... i had mind powers.
... that american politician Sarah Palin was a man -- yet to be
determined.
... that Sting was cool.
**6 hours ago...**
.... I was working as a production assistant on a commercial for a
French Tv.
**7 days I barely remember:**
When i was a kid i jumped into a pool without knowing how to swim and
almost drowned. Frankly, the last thing i remember from that incident is
seeing whales and dolphins swimming past me, and a merman that looked
like my dad. I woke up seven days later...
**After 8 p.m....**
On weekdays after 8 p.m. Simon, Filip and I are usually working on The
Whendays' debut album. We've started a new process of breaking down our
demos from Ableton sessions and rebuilding them with acoustic
instruments to see if and how we can reinterpret them. I consider us an
electronic group, however, incorporating 12-string acoustic guitar and a
piano with our synths and drum samples, for example, has led to some
exciting stuff. Our album will be out later this year on Cascine- big
ups to Jeff and Sandra!
**My 9 lives...**
I'm still on my first one. However, if anyone wants to trade a couple
of lives for an all paid trip to Central and South America this summer
email me!
**I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole:**
Dogs
American Idol
Skrillex
The Tea party
Lettuce
Gossip Girl
Bell bottoms
Guns
Curry 36
World of Warcraft
[The Whendays "PCKT"][3] from [The Whendays][4] on [Vimeo][5].
[1]: http://soundcloud.com/thewhendays/untru-love-ii
[2]: http://soundcloud.com/cascine
[3]: http://vimeo.com/35345884
[4]: http://vimeo.com/thewhendays
[5]: http://vimeo.com
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<p> Looking for something shiney and new? Here you go: <strong>The Whendays</strong> consider themselves a pop band and right they are. Having released their first <a href="http://soundcloud.com/thewhendays/untru-love-ii" target="_blank">dreamy affair</a> in November 2011, they had us floating in a sun-flecked trance. To properly introduce you to The Whendays we caught up with Berghain-approved Serge, who just recently moved to Stockholm to continue working with his band-mate Simon, and asked him for his personal countdown. There’s an album in the making, too. To be <a href="http://soundcloud.com/cascine" target="_blank">released</a> in the summer – just perfect.</p><p><strong>1 memorable line in a film or song: </strong><br>
The Wackness (2008)</p><p>Stephanie: Know what your problem is, Shapiro? It’s that you just have this really shitty way of looking at things, ya know? I don’t have that problem. I just look at the dopeness. But you, it’s like you just look at the wackness, ya know?</p><p><strong>2 decisions I regret:</strong><br>
I regret…<br>
eating currywurst at Curry 36.<br>
not being goth.</p><p><strong>3 people that should collaborate:</strong><br>
I would love to see Bradford Cox, Kassem Mosse, and Sade collab.</p><p><strong>4 things I haven’t done yet:</strong><br>
i haven’t….<br>
learned Swedish<br>
India<br>
dropped acid<br>
gotten a tattoo</p><p><strong>5 things I used to believe:</strong><br>
… that Simon Riethner (singer of The Whendays) was adopted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.<br>
… that the Golden shower room in Berghain existed.<br>
… i had mind powers.<br>
… that american politician Sarah Palin was a man – yet to be determined.<br>
… that Sting was cool.</p><p><strong>6 hours ago…</strong><br>
…. I was working as a production assistant on a commercial for a French Tv.</p><p><strong>7 days I barely remember:</strong><br>
When i was a kid i jumped into a pool without knowing how to swim and almost drowned. Frankly, the last thing i remember from that incident is seeing whales and dolphins swimming past me, and a merman that looked like my dad. I woke up seven days later…</p><p><strong>After 8 p.m….</strong><br>
On weekdays after 8 p.m. Simon, Filip and I are usually working on The Whendays’ debut album. We’ve started a new process of breaking down our demos from Ableton sessions and rebuilding them with acoustic instruments to see if and how we can reinterpret them. I consider us an electronic group, however, incorporating 12-string acoustic guitar and a piano with our synths and drum samples, for example, has led to some exciting stuff. Our album will be out later this year on Cascine- big ups to Jeff and Sandra!</p><p><strong>My 9 lives…</strong><br>
I’m still on my first one. However, if anyone wants to trade a couple of lives for an all paid trip to Central and South America this summer email me!</p><p><strong>I wouldn’t touch it with a 10-foot pole:</strong><br>
Dogs<br>
American Idol<br>
Skrillex<br>
The Tea party<br>
Lettuce<br>
Gossip Girl<br>
Bell bottoms<br>
Guns<br>
Curry 36<br>
World of Warcraft</p><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/35345884">The Whendays “PCKT”</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/thewhendays">The Whendays</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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# Counting with The Whendays Looking for something shiney and new? Here you go: **The Whendays** consider themselves a pop band and right they are. Having released their first [dreamy affair][1]{: target="_blank"} in November 2011, they had us floating in a sun-flecked trance. To properly introd...
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**4 things I haven't done yet:** i haven't. learned Swedish India dropped acid gotten a tattoo . **5 things I used to believe:** ... that Simon Riethner (singer of The Whendays) was adopted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. ... that the Golden shower room in Berghain existed. ... i had...
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I consider us an electronic group, however, incorporating 12-string acoustic guitar and a piano with our synths and drum samples, for example, has led to some exciting stuff. Our album will be out later this year on Cascine- big ups to Jeff and Sandra. **My 9 lives...** I'm still on my first o...